WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012 IS DEADLINE TO APPLY
FOR FRED STOUT EXPERIENCE AWARDS

High school graduates who have a strong desire to pursue a career in managing and/or marketing Registered Jersey™ cattle are encouraged to apply for the Fred Stout Experience award.

The award is presented annually in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997 who believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world.

Two awards will be offered: (1) a minimum 10-week summer marketing internship with Jersey Marketing Service, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, and (2) a minimum 10-week on-farm, structured internship in Jersey herd management.

To apply, specify which experience (marketing internship, on-farm internship) is preferred, or indicate if you are interested in both opportunities. Submit a one-page résumé listing previous work experience, skills and other qualifications, plus a separate cover letter stating your ambitions, goals and career aspirations, including plans for achieving them. The letter must also explain how and why the Fred Stout Experience will be of benefit in achieving future goals. A summary of involvement with and interest in Registered Jersey™ cattle is required.

Two letters of support are required, one from an active breeder of Registered Jersey™ cattle, excluding immediate family members; and the other from a teacher, mentor or past employer. These must be mailed directly by the supporters to the AJCA office.

Applications and letters of support must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2012 and addressed to Fred Stout Experience, American Jersey Cattle Association, 6486 E. Main Street, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068-2362. They may be sent by email to info@usjersey.com.

Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007), Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008), Brady Core, Kentucky (2009), Kim Wilson, Missouri (2010), Ivy Roberts, Florida (2010), Amy Maxwell, Iowa (2011) and Joseph Fjarlie (2011).

Financial support is provided by a permanent endowment created in 2001 by friends and colleagues of Fred Stout. For more information on the Fred Stout Experience, contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, AJCA Director of Development, at email cbayer@usjersey.com or phone (614) 322-4456.

AMY MAXWELL, JOSEPH FJARLIE RECEIVE FRED STOUT EXPERIENCE AWARDS FOR 2011

Reynoldsburg, Ohio (May 24, 2011)— Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, and Joseph Fjarlie, Stratford, Wis., have been selected as the 2011 recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Awards.

The award fund was created in 2000 in memory of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service (JMS) staff from 1978 to 1997. Stout was instrumental in the growth of the company’s marketing activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field service for the American Jersey Cattle Association (AJCA).

Stout believed that the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. These awards honor that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship experiences.

Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007); Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008); Brady Core, Kentucky (2009); Ivy Roberts, Florida, and Kim Wilson, Missouri (2010).

Farm Experience Recipient: Amy Maxwell

Amy Maxwell, Donahue, Iowa, has started her on-farm Stout Experience at High Lawn Farm in Lenox, Mass. She received her B.S. degree in agricultural business and economics on May 7 from Iowa State University.

Amy’s roots are in the diversified farming and marketing operations of Cinnamon Ridge Inc., owned by her father, John. She has shown Registered Jerseys™ since the age of 8. She purchased her first Pot O’Gold heifer at the age of 9, then a second three years later. Today, these two cows and their progeny comprise the majority of Amy’s herd, many of which have completed AJCA Hall of Fame records. Amy has also won numerous championships at Iowa fairs, plus earned top milk and combined fat-and-protein awards at the Iowa State Fair with Cinnamon Ridge Artis Praise, a daughter of her second Pot O’Gold purchase.

While attending Iowa State, Amy was a member of the Dairy Science Club. She served as co-chair of its “I Milked A Cow” educational program conducted during the eight-day Iowa State Fair. Last fall, she was a member of the Iowa State team that placed tenth in the National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis. She was also high individual in Jerseys at the Accelerated Genetics Judging Contest.

Amy has taken advantage of numerous work and educational opportunities as she prepares for a career in the dairy business. These include working as an assistant herdsman at Bohnerts’ Jerseys in East Moline, Ill., and last summer at an 80-cow Holstein dairy.

JMS Internship Recipient: Joseph Fjarlie

Joseph Fjarlie begins his internship with Jersey Marketing Service June 1 assisting with the complete dispersal of K&K Jerseys LLC, Newton, Wis. The experience also includes work on the crew for the 54th National Heifer Sale, June 25 in Arlington, Wis.

Growing up on his family’s farm in the Tillamook, Ore., area, Joseph developed a passion for dairy cattle genetics and registered cattle sales for three breeds. When his family moved its herd to Wisconsin last summer, Joseph relocated with his six Registered Jerseys and began considering career options in addition to breeding and developing an elite herd of cows.

Joseph has extensive work experience on various Oregon dairy operations, including full-time employment at Wilsonview Dairy, Inc and Matejeck Dairy. He also worked as a weekend milker at Kilchona Farm, owned by his grandparents, and in retail at the Tillamook County Creamery Association Farm Store. These jobs have allowed him to learn and develop a broad set of management skills, plus learn how important fine-tuned nutrition and herd health programs are to the bottom line.

Active in the Western National youth program, 4-H and FFA, Joseph has been an avid student of the Jersey breed and dairy industry. He also discovered a talent for dairy judging. He won the 4-H and FFA contest in Tillamook County and at the state level. At the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Madison, Wis., Joseph placed as eighth high individual in Jerseys.

About the National Jersey Youth Program

The American Jersey Cattle Association, Reynoldsburg, Ohio, administers nine educational awards for Jersey youth. Scholarships are paid from permanent endowments managed by the association. Contributions to these funds are recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) tax deductible charitable gifts and may be made at any time during the year.

Applications for 2011-12 academic scholarships are posted online at USJersey.com and must be submitted no later than July 1, 2011. Deadline to apply for the 2012 Stout Experience Awards is February 1 of next year.

For more information, visit USJersey.com, or contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, Director of Development, at (614) 322-4456 or email cbayer@usjersey.com.

Fundraiser Adds $21,700 to Fred Stout Experience Fund

Dayton, Ore., June 26, 2010 -- The Friends of Fred Stout raised $21,700 towards the Fred Stout Experience Internships through the sale of a heifer today at the National Heifer Sale, held at Forest Glen Oaks near Dayton, Ore.

Strayhorn Jarretts Robin, a P9 daughter of Forest Glen VD Jades Jarrett-ET, GJPI +109, was purchased by 114 syndicate members from across North America for $18,000 and then donated back to the sale to be purchased by Janice Rector, Hilmar, Calif., for $3,700.

In 2000, a group of friends and colleagues of Fred J. Stout Sr., Mt. Carmel, Ill., came together and established an internship program in his memory. They developed the concept with Fred’s beliefs in mind: the best learning experiences happen in the everyday world. The awards bestowed each year honor that conviction by providing financial support for on-farm and JMS internship experiences.

Fred was a lifelong Jersey breeder and member of the Jersey Marketing Service staff from 1978 to 1997. He was instrumental in the growth of the company’s marketing activities, and later added duties as a type evaluator and in customer field service for the American Jersey Cattle Association.

After three years of development and fundraising the first intern was announced in 2003. In 2010, a second internship was added to the program, giving two youth each year the opportunity to gain hands-on experience.

Previous recipients of the Fred Stout Experience Award are Tara Bohnert, Illinois (2003), Allison Waggoner, South Carolina (2004), Dan Bauer, Wisconsin (2005), Aaron Horst, Pennsylvania (2006), Jacob Pieper, Maryland (2007), Katie Albaugh, Maryland (2008), Brady Core, Kentucky (2009) and Kim Wilson, Missouri and Ivy Roberts, Florida (2010).

With the second internship in place, and a donation heifer from committee members Stuart Schooley and Dan Bansen, the Friends of Fred Stout committee began selling $100 shares for the heifer. The 180 shares were purchased by:

Tim Abbott, Fairfield, Vt.; ABS Global Inc., DeForest, Wis; Accelerated Genetics, Matt Waters, Lodi, Calif.; Rick Adams, Calif.; American Jersey Cattle Association Staff, Reynoldsburg, Ohio; Alta Genetics, Watertown, Wis.; Avi-Lanche Jerseys, Dalhart, Texas; Jim Ball, Koshkonong, Mo.; Scott Bentley, Madison, Wis; Martin and Emily Boer, Dalhart, Texas; Eric and Tara Bohnert Yoder, Gilson, Ill.; Bohnert’s Jerseys, East Moline, Ill.; David Brandau, Wilton, Wis.; Brentwood Farms, Orland, Calif.; James and Jana Brixey, Norwood, Mo.; David A. Burris, Columbia, Ky.;

Bush River and  Skip-A-Rilla Jerseys, Newberry, S.C.; Steve and Vicky Carson, Newbury, Vt.; J.F. Cavanaugh Family, Columbus, Ohio; David Chamberlain, Wyoming, N.Y.; Jim Chaney, Bowling Green, Ky.; Paul Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y.; Clauss Jersey Farm, Hilmar, Calif.; Clover Farms, Dundas, Ill.; COBA/Select Sires, Hilliard, Ohio; Genex/CRI, Shawno, Wis.; Lee Cronise, Fincastle, Va.;

DBS Commodities, Dexter, N.M.; Delta View Farms and Rachelles’s Jerseys, Visalia, Calif.; DeMent Jerseys, Kenney, Ill.; Butch Dias, Visalia, Calif.; Dennis Egleston, Fultonville, N.Y.; Jerry Emerich, Mooers, N.Y.; Endres Jazzy Jerseys, Lodi, Wis.; Sebastian Faria, Willcox, Ariz.; Forest Glen Jerseys, Dayton, Ore.; Four Springs Jerseys, Centre Hall, Pa.; Fred Stout Sr. Family, Mt. Carmel, Ill.;

Frerichs Dairy, LaGrange, Texas; Russell Gammon, Guelph, Ont.; Pete and Libby Giacomini, Verona, Wis.; Buster Goff, Hobbs, N.M.; Phil Gordon, Warsaw, Ind.; Frederick Havill, Tyringham, Mass.; Heartland Jerseys, Seneca, Kan.; Lloyd Heinz, Shawno, Wis.; Hilmar Jerseys, Hilmar, Calif.; Michael Hurst, Waynesville, Ohio; James Ahlem, Hilmar, Calif.; Jerseyland Sires, Hilmar, Calif.; David Jordan, Clinton, Ill.; Louie Jordan, Moweaqua, Ill.; Kip and Robin Keller, Byron, N.Y.; Larry and Tammy Kempton, Green Valley, Ariz.; Kilgus Dairy, Fairbury, Ill.; Carl Kirchdoerfer, Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Korff Dairy, Sarcoxie, Mo.; Karl Kranges, Mount Vernon, Wash.;

Lady-Lane Farm, Mulino, Ore.; Larklund Jerseys, Elkland, Mo.; Ann Larson, Mount Vernon, Wash.; Lynn Lee, Smyrna, Tenn.; Liberty Jersey Farm, Fallon, Nev.; Joe Lineweaver, Radford, Va.; Herby Lutz, Chester, S.C.; Maple Lawn Farm, Tremont, Ill.; Mapleline Farm, John Kokoski, Hadley, Mass.; Marcoot Jersey Creamery, Greenville, Ill.; Roger and Anita Marcoot, Greenville, Ill.; Bryan and Dana Marcoot, Greenville, Ill.; Martin Dairy LLC, Tillamook, Ore.; Allen Meyer, Fargo, N.D.; Missouri Jersey Cattle Club, Mo.;

Kelvin Moss and Family, Litchfield Park, Ariz.; Ron Mosser, Geneva, Ind.;  Steve Nevel, Union, Ill.; Ray Orisio, Kingsburg, Calif.; Dave Parkinson, Green Valley, Ariz.; Pearlmont Farm, Barnet, Vt.; Duane Phillips Jerseys, Golden, Ill.; Jake Pieper, Orland, Calif.; Pat and Rick Pond, Williamsport, Ohio; Jim Quist, Fresno, Calif.; Rector Jersey Farm, Hilmar, Calif.; Richard A. Riggs, Evansville, Ind.; Cris Rocha, Tillamook, Ore.; Ropp Jesey Cheese, Normal, Ill.; Darren Ropp,  Strawn, Ill.; James and Oneva Rowzee, Newton, Miss.;

Ray and Margaret Schooley, Marshfield, Mo.; Stuart Schooley, Clovis, N.M.; Scotch View Farm, Stamford, N.Y.; Select Sires Inc., Plain City, Ohio; Semex, Guelph, Ont.; Don and Elsa Sherman, Hilmar, Calif.; Todd Silviera, Clovis, N.M.; Neal and Sherry Smith, Glenford, Ohio; Sorenson Hillview Jersey Farm, Pine River, Wis.; St. Jacobs ABS–Judges Choice Program, Elmira, Can.; Todd Stroup, Hilmar, Calif.;

Sugar Grove Jerseys, Sugar Grove, Va.; Sun Valley Jerseys, Cloverdale, Ore.; Sunbow Jerseys, Cottage Grove, Tenn.; Sunset Canyon Jerseys, Beaver, Ore.; Sunwest Jerseys, Hilmar, Calif.; Nelson and Julie VanZyverden, Niangua, Mo.; Dan Visser, Clovis, N.M.; Wickstrom Jersey Farms, Hilmar, Calif.; Scott and Cindy Wickstrom, Hilmar, Calif.; Wilsonview Dairy Inc., Tillamook, Ore.; Windridge Jerseys, Danville, Ind.; Betty Wolf, Deer Park, Wash.; Woodstock Dairy, Beaver, Ore.; Yosemite Jerseys, Hilmar, Calif.; and Jeff Ziegler, Marysville, Ohio.

Financial support for the Fred Stout Experience Awards is provided by a permanent endowment created in 2001 by friends and colleagues of Fred Stout. Committee members include Ray Schooley, Stuart Schooley, Larry Kempton, Roger Marcoot, Bryan Marcoot, and Tara Bohnert Yoder.

For more information on the Fred Stout Experience, contact Dr. Cherie L. Bayer, AJCA Director of Development, or Dan Bauer, Manager of Jersey Marketing Service, at 614/861-3636.